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Nolan Bushnell
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American entrepreneur
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Nolan Bushnell is an American engineer, entrepreneur, computer scientist, and inventor. Born in Clearfield, Utah, in 1943, he has worked in the fields of electrical engineering, the video game industry, the computer industry, and education. He was educated at the University of Utah and Utah State University.
His notable work includes the creation of Pong. He has also served as a partner in business with Ted Dabney. In recognition of his contributions, he received the BAFTA Fellowship.
Beyond technology, Bushnell is an author who has written four works, including *Shaping the Future of Education* and *Finding the next Steve Jobs*. He is also credited with acting roles. He speaks and writes in English and has eight children.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Shaping the Future of Education
- Encontrar al nuevo Steve Jobs
- Encontrar al nuevo Steve Jobs
- Finding the next Steve Jobs
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Film & TV
Clearfield, Utah, USA
Nolan Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain.
Known for
- High Score — Self2020
- Game Changers: Inside the Video Game Wars — Himself2019
- The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels — Himself2018
- Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari — Self2017
- From Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games — Self2017
- 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars — Himself2016
- World 1-1 — Self2015
- Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution — Self2015
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine — Self2015
- Video Games: The Movie — Self2014
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Nolan Kay Bushnell , ( 1943-02-05 ) February 5, 1943 (age 83) , Clearfield, Utah , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Utah , Stanford Business School
- Known for
- Co-founding Atari, Inc. , Pong , Creator & founder of Chuck E. Cheese
- Awards
- Video Game Hall of Fame , Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame
- Fields
- Electrical engineering , Computer software
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clearfield
- Occupation
- inventor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- BAFTA Fellowship
- Notable work
- Pong
- Field of work
- education
- Official website
- nolanbushnell.com
- Image
- Nolan Bushnell.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
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- Commons category
- Nolan Bushnell
- date of birth
- 1943-02-05
- name in native language
- Nolan Bushnell
- social media followers
- 66227
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- writing language
- English language
- partner in business or sport
- Ted Dabney
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America". He has started more than 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. In 2012, he founded an educational software company called Brainrush that uses video game technology in educational software.
He is credited with Bushnell's Law, an aphorism about games that are "easy to learn and difficult to master" being rewarding.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nolan Bushnell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.